by Dawn Franks | Aug 8, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors
What does the act of giving look like for you? What happens in your mind between the time you hear or read a story that describes a need and when you make the contribution? Is the desire to contribute a heart response or a mind response? Most likely it is both. Dr....
by Dawn Franks | Jul 25, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
Is there one right answer to the question, how many programs can one nonprofit organization operate? Of course, the answer is no because every organization is different. Some are single focused on clients and services. Others provide a multitude of programs, serving...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 10, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving
I know my childhood memory of the Big Eddy Bridge, now under Lake Palestine in Texas, is not accurate. But the memory is real. Every chance we had my brother, and I would convince my dad to drive over the old and very rickety bridge. It seemed like every...
by Dawn Franks | Jun 20, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits, Wealth
A special note: This blog is mostly about grandparents, but I challenge you to replace those words with parents, aunt, uncle or friend every time you read them. This blog is about all of us and the unique role we play in the lives of the children all around us. “I...
by Dawn Franks | Jun 6, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving
The recent three-day weekend afforded extra time for my gardening habit, what I call the green monster in my yard. It takes a lot of my free time and is the source of both pleasure and pain. Recently, I experienced some of the pain while trimming bushes. Close by is a...
by Dawn Franks | May 14, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits
Join us for a fun event. Help us honor or remember. Please help feed, educate, clothe – you know the drill. These are the messages that jump off the pages and invitations in your mailbox every day. The pleas are real, the invitation to the fun is real, just like the...
